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Do any of you use listerine on your dogs?
I remember long ago it was used in the shop as a final rinse on some dogs but thought of it again after reading Storm's regime on that great site about caring for a dilute.
Chi stinks, she always has - bad enough that she gets a bath at least 1x a week. I know that bathing her that often is horrible for her skin and coat but she really stinks and the between bath wipes just makes her smell like a sweet/flowery stinky dog. She also has seasonal allergies and gets bumpy.
I figured the listerine would work well to cut her odor and keep her bumpies clean to reduce the chance of infection.
I mixed the water/listerine solution tonight, sprayed it on her, brushed her with a rubber curry and then kind of toweled her off so she wasn't drippy. Her coat is soft and shiny (I know, it's not supposed to be soft, it's soft like clean and healthy, not dry and brittle
), doesn't stink (does smell mediciny but better than stinky dog) and there are no flakies. I just wonder if anyone knows how often it safe to do this? Every other day or so? Once a week?
I remember long ago it was used in the shop as a final rinse on some dogs but thought of it again after reading Storm's regime on that great site about caring for a dilute.
Chi stinks, she always has - bad enough that she gets a bath at least 1x a week. I know that bathing her that often is horrible for her skin and coat but she really stinks and the between bath wipes just makes her smell like a sweet/flowery stinky dog. She also has seasonal allergies and gets bumpy.
I figured the listerine would work well to cut her odor and keep her bumpies clean to reduce the chance of infection.
I mixed the water/listerine solution tonight, sprayed it on her, brushed her with a rubber curry and then kind of toweled her off so she wasn't drippy. Her coat is soft and shiny (I know, it's not supposed to be soft, it's soft like clean and healthy, not dry and brittle